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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Aberdeen Scotland [3]

Dartmouth, Devon, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Abernethy, Perthshire [1]

Alford, Aberdeenshire [1]

Bathgate, Lanarkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bondi New South Wales [1]

Bristol [1]

Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Cuminestown Scotland [1]

Detroit, Michigan [1]

Dundee [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Glenlyon Victoria [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Huntly Scotland [1]

Kemnay, Aberdeenshire [1]

Kirkcaldy Scotland [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Longforgan [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough England [1]

Middlesex [1]

Musselburgh Scotland [1]

Newhills, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire [1]

Overton, Flintshire [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Perth Scotland [1]

Premnay, Aberdeenshire [1]

Queen's Town [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Stillenbosch [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Walop, Wiltshire [1]

Willaura Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [200]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [15]

Driver [14]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Pioneer [2]

2 Lt [1]

2nd Lieut [1]

2nd Lieut. [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Captain Adjutant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lt [1]

Lt [NOT correct] [1]

Major [1]

Mrs [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [41]

Royal Highlanders [33]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Scots [22]

Royal Engineers [20]

Army Service Corps [18]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [10]

Labour Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7]

Cameron Highlanders [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Tank Corps [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Horse [3]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Scottish Churches Huts [2]

Special Reserve/ Royal Field Artillery [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [344]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Royal Navy [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [462]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Aberdeen Scotland [3] Dartmouth, Devon, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Abernethy, Perthshire [1] Alford, Aberdeenshire [1] Bathgate, Lanarkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bondi New South Wales [1] Bristol [1] Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Cuminestown Scotland [1] Detroit, Michigan [1] Dundee [1] Dundee Forfar [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Glenlyon Victoria [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Huntly Scotland [1] Kemnay, Aberdeenshire [1] Kirkcaldy Scotland [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leith Scotland [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Longforgan [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough England [1] Middlesex [1] Musselburgh Scotland [1] Newhills, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire [1] Overton, Flintshire [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Perth Scotland [1] Premnay, Aberdeenshire [1] Queen's Town [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Stillenbosch [1] Tottenham, London [1] Walop, Wiltshire [1] Willaura Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [200] Second Lieutenant [27] Gunner [19] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Sapper [15] Driver [14] Captain [12] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Corporal [5] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Nursing Sister [2] Pioneer [2] 2 Lt [1] 2nd Lieut [1] 2nd Lieut. [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Captain Adjutant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lt [1] Lt [NOT correct] [1] Major [1] Mrs [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Surgeon Captain [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [41] Royal Highlanders [33] Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Scots [22] Royal Engineers [20] Army Service Corps [18] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Highland Light Infantry [11] Seaforth Highlanders [10] Labour Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [7] Cameron Highlanders [7] Scottish Rifles [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Tank Corps [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scottish Horse [3] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Scots Guards [2] Scottish Churches Huts [2] Special Reserve/ Royal Field Artillery [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Canadian Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [344] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Australian Imperial Force [22] Royal Navy [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [480]

Contribution

Military Service [462] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1]

George Harold Philip

Born 1898

Died 1956

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 2nd Lieut Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lt [NOT correct] Royal Field Artillery

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James Philip

Died 1917

British Army 2409 Lance Corporal 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 7/2409 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th Reserve Battalion

British Army 2409 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Walter Depere Philip

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170143 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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George Philip

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278591

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Henry Philip

Died 1916

British Army 2776 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 2776 Corporal Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

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Henry Alwyn Philip

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army R/17551 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Andrew Philip

Born 1866

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Gregory Philip

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50586

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Bartley Sommerville Philip

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152203

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Howard Joseph Philip

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152465

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John Thomas Philip

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195529

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Alexander Philip

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62039

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William Somerville Philip

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75924

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Alexander Philip

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78357

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Alexander Edward Philip

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 841356

Canadian Expeditionary Force 841356 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Mackey Philip

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 678898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 678898 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Philip

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 916221

Canadian Expeditionary Force 916221 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Combie Philip

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 12073 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 97304 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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David H. Philip

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 5117 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 650884 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Wilberforce Philip

Died 1916

British Army R/17552 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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